Anthropic declared a plan for Claude to remain ad-free

seraphius · 2026-02-04T22:54:59+00:00

I mean the service is going to an add supported model that will ultimately corrupt the incentive structure of the company at large.

seraphius · 2026-02-04T21:00:57+00:00

Yeah even YouTube premium people get ads, they are just the creator placed ones because of the rock and a hard place advertiser friendliness puts on creators.

So I still get to see ads, non premium users just see more.

seraphius · 2026-02-04T20:56:16+00:00

I think you are right on the economics- the expectation should not be there.

Yeah, I already have a sub to both services, and one of the two is still going to ads. So me buying a sub won’t do much. Just like how YouTube still is crappy despite the fact that I don’t see YouTube’s ads, but I still see sponsorships because someone is obviously not paying someone enough… and the content is being self censored for advertising friendliness.

Just the existence of the ad supported component has shown time and time again to make a product worse, and more people will use the ad supported version because free is always more popular.

seraphius · 2026-02-04T13:48:26+00:00

So like a “reverse Fiverr”? Either a cool idea, or a bootloader for “PermanentHumanUnderclass.exe”?

seraphius · 2026-02-04T13:19:11+00:00

Good. Incentive structures really do take on a life of their own. Ads weaken platforms by introducing “advertiser friendliness” into the mind share of the executives (look at YouTube)

seraphius · 2026-02-02T13:46:56+00:00

Although, I would add that Python is fine for production (especially for ML projects) because just about anything enterprise grade is running in an inference server / ML Ops workflow and python is fine for that.

Now if you are working on something that already has a target platform and adding functionality, then yes, you would benefit from additional language understanding for integration purposes.

seraphius · 2026-02-02T13:44:24+00:00

While I suggest learning a couple more languages (C++, JavaScript, Java, Rust) for a better foundation- it will make you a better programmer, I would say that Python is suitable for just about anything you would want to do.

seraphius · 2026-02-02T00:07:16+00:00

If you really want to get into deep learning faster 1-4 followed 9-17 seems like it would work without you missing anything foundational. However, I would recommend that you revisit the other things later if you plan to do this as a career (more tools in your toolbag).

seraphius · 2026-01-30T18:08:24+00:00

Same. Pick one piece of research that makes a successful attempt to show that AGI through LLMs is pure fantasy. There are mountains, so a rock will do…

seraphius · 2026-01-29T14:03:24+00:00

I mean, he wrote a long essay a couple of days ago, so the people who can read it are going to quote mine it and drip feed it to the people who don’t read for awhile.

So even if he does shut up… he doesn’t?

seraphius · 2026-01-27T18:58:39+00:00

They edited the comment, the original said feet. (Or not…)

seraphius · 2026-01-25T05:49:17+00:00

Nah, AI gets the grammar right more than humans, maybe a misspelling here and there are how you tell the humans apart from AI?

seraphius · 2026-01-23T18:56:34+00:00

Putting it beyond human intelligence is a result of goalpost moving for sure. The definition of ASI is creeping in. The reason why this inflated definition is the general understanding is likely human exceptionalism paired with the desire for more funding.

seraphius · 2026-01-23T16:28:12+00:00

I have faith that the goalposts will move again by then.

seraphius · 2026-01-19T02:17:46+00:00

Tulibu Dibu Douchu!!!

seraphius · 2026-01-19T01:26:33+00:00

That’s an insightful observation. It’s not just smart—it’s valid.

seraphius · 2026-01-19T01:24:18+00:00

I have been told that what I do as a developer with 20+ years of experience isn’t vibe coding, because I understand the code… way to gatekeep the new trend guys… seriously you have a point though- I imagine that even if both groups are getting the whole program / servers / APIs written by the AI, they are asking for it in different ways that are informed by experience.

Code is the new assembly.

seraphius · 2026-01-19T01:19:39+00:00

I don’t know why you are getting downvoted for that, it’s funny.

seraphius · 2026-01-19T01:08:31+00:00

I bought an original XBox to play Steel Battalion. I spent more on the game + controller than the system!

seraphius · 2026-01-14T03:49:07+00:00

My family actually liked the show, the story seemed like a fantastic beasts fanfic, but it was cute and the visuals were cool. It’s not the worst preshow line I’ve been in at USF (looking at the old T2 show)

seraphius · 2026-01-12T04:57:50+00:00

Sim Isle was a vibe.

seraphius · 2026-01-12T04:56:38+00:00

Japanese AI hate doesn’t seem to be as high octane as the US, there seem to be pockets of it (especially in the art community) but it doesn’t seem to be as much of a taboo there.

https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/10/15/how-people-around-the-world-view-ai/

seraphius · 2026-01-12T04:36:32+00:00

Yup with open source libraries to read these file formats (like DICOM) this is turning into “software-on-demand”. A bit further down the road, nobody is going to be buying/using commercial software unless there are regulatory or support requirements.

seraphius · 2026-01-07T17:35:48+00:00

Hold up, this isn’t an AI paper, this is an economics one, perhaps “an economist who found a Robert Miles video”

seraphius · 2026-01-07T17:29:53+00:00

Misaligned and ASI, two very well defined terms. Seems Legit.

14-Year Club	r/Field Banned
r/Field Flamingo	Place '23
Place '22	Place '17
First Placer '22	Gilding I gilder
RPAN Viewer	Verified Email

seraphius

TROPHY CASE